DAN ALATORRE

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Here’s a simple, fun challenge for a Sunday: list 7 things about your writing. You can use the examples below or do your own. Have fun, get creative, go crazy. And be honest; we all might learn something! Post yours here as a reply and then copy it to your own blog with a link to […]

In the old days, we had a tiny grill right outside the back door. In the summertime, you could barely get out there and flip a burger and get back in the house without getting eaten alive by mosquitoes. But when we added the pool, the screen enclosure made all that space into living area […]

We all get great ideas but there isn’t always have a great way of writing them down – but why risk letting a great idea get away? After you place pens and notepads everywhere including one in a plastic sandwich bag taped to the shower door, what more can you do? Glad you asked. You […]

Savvy doesn’t eat apples every day, but she eats them a lot. That is, she eats the white part of the apple, not the red skin. If you “start” an apple for her – bite through the red part – she will happily share it with you. You just have to keep exposing enough white. […]

There’s nothing wrong with banging away at the keyboard on your Great American Novel and suddenly getting a hot new idea – and veering off to write a few thousand words on it. Or 5000. …Or 25 pages… It happens to all of us. Take your inspiration when it comes. But be disciplined. Create a […]

I had prepared for the death of my mother for years, and yet when it came, when I returned to the church I grew up in and saw her gold colored coffin, when I heard her favorite song, the Ave Maria, being sung… I cried like a baby. I sobbed uncontrollably and unashamedly. I wept […]

I have a friend who is an author who wanted to write novels about spiritual and cerebral topics. He tried screenwriting for Hollywood as part of pursuing that dream. His success came when he did a how-to book and a companion online course. He made a comment during a video interview that the how-to book […]

You want a loyal fan base, but Aaaauuuuuugh! Until you are established, it’s crazy hard to do. Don’t pull your hair out, Binkie. I’m here to help. #1. Pay attention when people write to you about how much they loved your book, a story on your blog, a Facebook post, a retweet, etc. Make a […]

The day you publish your book is special – and so is the day before that. Tomorrow is a special day. Tomorrow, your book comes out – you will be a published author. People who don’t know you, who have never met you, and who may never meet you, are going to buy your book and […]